Hippoglossus
Atlantic halibut (H. hippoglossus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Pleuronectiformes
Family:	Pleuronectidae
Subfamily:	Pleuronectinae
Genus:	Hippoglossus G. Cuvier, 1816
Type species
Pleuronectes hippoglossus Linnaeus, 1758

Hippoglossus is a genus of very large righteye flounders with one species native to the north Atlantic Ocean and one to the north Pacific Ocean.^[1]

Etymology

The word hippoglossus is derived from the Greek ἵππος (hippos), meaning "horse", and γλῶσσα (glōssa), meaning "tongue" - a reference to the shape of the fish.

Species

There are two species in this genus:^[1]

• Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Atlantic halibut)
• Hippoglossus stenolepis P. J. Schmidt, 1904 (Pacific halibut)